Vought's F-8 Crusader: Part Four Navy Fighter Squadrons Naval Fighters No. 19

Ginter, Steven J.

ISBN 10: 0942612191 / ISBN 13: 9780942612196

Published by Naval Fighters, Simi Valley ,CA, 1990

About this Item

4to (28 x 22 cm). 217 pp. Glossy pictorial covers with red/black/blue titles to upper and spine. Text block tight and unmarked.

Seller Inventory # 5661

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Vought's F-8 Crusader: Part Four Navy Fighter Squadrons Naval Fighters No. 19
• Publisher: Naval Fighters, Simi Valley ,CA
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0942612191
• ISBN 13: 9780942612196
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Aircraft

About this title

Synopsis

The photos in this edition are black and white. First published in 1990, this book is a squadron-by-squadron history of the "Last Gunfighter", Vought's F-8 Crusader. It covers the 69 Navy units that flew the "MiG Master" including squadron patches with additional pages on operating the Crusader in Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, F-8 squadrons deployed 59 times from carrier decks off Vietnam and were responsible for downing 16 MiG-17s, two MiG-21s, plus two probable MiG-17s. This is an excellent account of a true warrior. "When your out of F-8's your out of fighters." Over 600 photos.

About the Author

Upon graduation from college, Steve Ginter was commissioned an officer in the U.S. Navy and became a pilot. After leaving the Navy he entered into corporate human resources at the management level. Steve Ginter founded Ginter Books, Naval Fighters Series in 1980 while working in district and regional management positions for Thrifty Drugs. In the 1990s the Air Force Legends Series was launched. Between the two series, over 112 books have been published thus far promoting the colorful history of military aircraft in America.